New year blessings tied on "bamboo forest" in China's Changsha

A tag with a new year blessing is tied on a bamboo at an artificial "bamboo forest" in a shopping mall in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 13, 2013. The "bamboo forest" was set up by the shopping mall for customers to write blessings for the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

A boy ties a tag written with a new year blessing on a bamboo at an artificial "bamboo forest" in a shopping mall in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 13, 2013. The "bamboo forest" was set up by the shopping mall for customers to write blessings for the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

A visitor poses for a photo at an artificial "bamboo forest" in a shopping mall in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 13, 2013. The "bamboo forest" was set up by the shopping mall for customers to tie blessing tags for the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

A visitor walks in an artificial "bamboo forest" in a shopping mall in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 13, 2013. The "bamboo forest" was set up by the shopping mall for customers to tie blessing tags for the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

(Xinhua/Li Ga)